Bug 77460

Summary:	Security breach - Root password can be changed by normal user
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Frank Weber <fcw2002>
Component:	gnome-desktop	Assignee:	Mark McLoughlin <markmc>
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Version:	8.0	Keywords:	Security
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Description Frank Weber 2002-11-07 14:18:51 UTC

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Description of problem:
an ordinary user can change the root password when he chooses 'system settings'
and 'root password'

Note: we have installed the group package 
- System Group : all
- Server Group : Server Configuration Tool
- 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 8.0


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
choose

1.GNOME Menu
2.'system settings' 
3.and 'root password'
	

Actual Results:  the normal user could change the root password

Expected Results:  Well, a normal user should not be able to change the root
password!

Additional info:

Comment 1 Havoc Pennington 2002-11-07 16:23:47 UTC

You have to type the current root password first, though. 

Note that if you authenticate for one of the "system settings" items the
authentication will be remembered for a few minutes, so you can run any of the
other items. The panel "notification area" should display an icon while you are
authenticated. You can run "pam_timestamp_check -k root" or click the icon 
to drop the authentication. See "man pam_timestamp" and "man pam_timestamp_check"

Please confirm that you are asked to type the current root password, 
unless authentication is currently timestamped.

Comment 2 Havoc Pennington 2002-12-14 02:55:34 UTC

assuming NOTABUG